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 Presley
Fouch
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Last summer, on a hot August
day, Bill was out sweeping off the front porch,
when he noticed a woman stopped at the intersection
in front of our house, walking around her car,
looking under it. He and another neighbor went to
see if she needed help and she said she had driven
from Rig, and she was pretty sure she could hear a
cat under her car.
Well, to make that part of the
story short, eventually they coaxed a little gray
kitten out from under the car. It had ridden into
town - on what must have been a horrifying trip -
from Rig. The kitten was so frightened, it jumped
out of the arms of one of the rescuers and
disappeared. We, along with neighbors Rick and Judy
Bolton, searched and called for the kitten all
evening to no avail.
Then the next day, someone heard
a pitiful little meow from a storm drain behind the
new art center. It was the kitten, of course, and
the little thing remained out of reach. Food and
water were lowered into the drain.
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Almost a week later, the kitten
was still cowering in the storm drain and no one
could coax her out.
But I have learned this much
about neighbor Judy - she doesn't give up on an
idea and she was determined that whatever it took,
the kitten would be rescued. She set out to make
sure that happened.
Not everyone was sympathetic to
the kitten's plight, but Tyson Michael, the
contractor working on the art center project, came
to see what the problem was and set about digging
up the storm drain with his equipment.
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Presley and
Mom
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Rick left a trail of food in the drain to
coax her out and eventually the frightened kitten was caught
in a pigeon trap. The Boltons adopted it and named her,
appropriately, Stormy. She is a beautiful cat, and four
weeks ago, Stormy presented her adoptive family with three
kittens.
The Fouchs, who didn't feel they could
adopt Stormy at the time of her rescue and who had sworn
they would never have another pet, are soon going to be the
parents of one of Stormy's kittens. She is a little gray
ball of fur that we are going to name Presley. (It took some
doing, but I think I have the male part of the Fouch set
convinced that it is an appropriate name for a
"girl.")
There are toys and all the things kittens
need waiting for her. Just think, if some kind neighbors and
a kind contractor hadn't cared enough to rescue Stormy,
there would have been a sadder ending to this
story.
Thank you, Judy and Rick. Thank you,
Tyson. You have done good!
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These are recipes from my collection.
Enjoy!
Breakfast
Pizza
1/2 cup chopped Canadian bacon
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
2 whole eggs
5 egg whites
1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded Cheddar cheese
3 whole grain English muffins halved
In skillet coated with nonstick cooking
spray cook bacon for two minutes or until brown.
Add onion and green pepper
sautéing until tender. Add tomatoes and cook for one
minute. Remove from pan and set aside.
In small bowl, whisk eggs and egg
whites.
In same nonstick skillet, scramble
eggs.
When eggs are almost done stir in bacon,
onion and tomato mixture. Meanwhile toast muffin
halves.
Top muffin halves with eggs and sprinkle
with cheese.
Note: Leftovers may be refrigerated and
reheated in the microwave or in a preheated 350°F oven
for about 5 minutes.
(Per serving 190 cal, 16 g pro, 16 g
carb, 7 g fat, 3 g sat fat, 90 mg chol, 3 g fiber, 550 mg
sodium)
Florentine
Omelet
2 eggs
2 egg whites
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 whole onion, chopped
1 whole red bell pepper, chopped
1 whole clove garlic, minced
2 cups spinach leaves (packed) chopped
3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Preheat the oven to 200°F. Coat a
baking sheet with cooking spray.
In medium bowl, whisk eggs egg whites,
water, Italian seasoning and salt. Coat large nonstick
skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat.
Add mushrooms, onion, pepper and garlic and cook, stirring
often for four minutes. Add spinach and cook for one minute
or until spinach is wilted. Place in small bowl and
cover.
Wipe skillet with paper towel. Coat with
cooking spray and place over medium heat. Pour in half of
egg mixture and cook for two minutes or until bottom begins
to set. Lift edges with a spatula so uncooked mixture flows
bottom of pan.
Cook for two minutes or until set.
Sprinkle with half of vegetable mixture and half of the
cheese. Cover. Cook for two minutes until cheese melts. Fold
egg mixture in half with spatula. Place on prepared baking
sheet and place in oven to keep warm.
Coat skillet with cooking spray. Repeat
step 3 to cook another omelet. To serve cut each omelet in
half.
(Per serving 83 cal, 7 g pro, 10 g carb,
3 g fat, 1 g sat fat, 105 mg chol, 3 g fiber, 280 mg sodium)
Stir-Fried Asian Vegetables and
Beef
8 ounce sirloin or top round steak
(3/4" thick) thinly sliced
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons canola or other vegetable oil
1 bag (14-ounce) frozen stir-fry or Asian vegetable mix
1 pouch (10-ounce) frozen brown rice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
1/2 cup diagonally sliced scallions
1/4 cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts
Toss steak with 1 tablespoon of the
soy sauce.
Heat wok or large skillet over high heat.
Add oil. Place steak in single layer and cook to brown
without stirring, about one minute. Cook another minute,
stirring once or twice until all pink is gone. With slotted
spoon or tongs, transfer meat to dish and set aside.
Add vegetables to skillet's juices and
stir-fry over medium heat until vegetables are tender about
5 minutes.
Cook rice per package
directions
Add ginger and garlic to skillet and
stir-fry 30 seconds. Add steak, cooked rice, scallions
peanuts and remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Stir-fry until
heated through.
(Per serving 270 cal, 18 g pro, 23 g
carb, 11 g fat, 2.5 g sat fat, 35 mg chol, 4 g fiber, 530 mg
sodium)
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